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Texas is known for its extreme weather. Take, for example, March 21, 2022. On that Monday, the Panhandle froze in a record-setting blizzard. The Dallas–Fort Worth area and East Texas grappled with severe thunderstorms that brought flooding and hail. Central Texas was rocked by tornadoes, including a twister that passed over Interstate 35. Drought-stricken Abilene saw several separate wildfires merge into one massive fire complex. Canyon shivered with a low of 28 degrees, while Laredo sweltered with a high of 98. In other words, Texas was Texas-ing.Now, two and a half months later, almost 80 percent of the state is in a drought, while Texans along the Gulf Coast nervously await an already active hurricane season. Floods. Drought. Extreme heat. Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Dust storms. Hail.…

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